Shloka 43

Bhīmasena’s Discourse on Kāla, Resolve, and the Feasibility of Ajñātavāsa (भीमसेनस्य कालोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

ततः काम्यकमासाद्य पुनस्ते भरतर्षभ । न्यविशन्त महात्मान: सामात्या: सपरिच्छदा:,भरतश्रेष्ठ) वहाँसे काम्यकवनमें आकर मन्त्रियों और सेवकोंसहित वे महात्मा पाण्डव पुनः वहीं बस गये

Transliteration

tataḥ kāmyakam āsādya punas te bharatarṣabha | nyaviśanta mahātmānaḥ sāmātyāḥ saparicchadāḥ ||

Translation

それから、バーラタ族の雄牛よ、彼らは再びカーミヤカの森に到り、あの大いなる魂の者たちは、家臣や従者、必要な品々すべてを伴って、そこに改めて住み定めた。

Word by Word

ततःthen; from there

काम्यकम्to Kāmyaka (forest/place)

आसाद्यhaving reached

पुनःagain

तेthey

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

न्यविशन्तthey settled/dwelt

महात्मानःgreat-souled ones

सामात्याःtogether with ministers

सपरिच्छदाःtogether with attendants/retinue (and equipment)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bharatarṣabha (address to Janamejaya)

Kāmyaka forest

Pāṇḍavas (implied by context: 'those great-souled men')

Amātyas (ministers/counsellors)

Paricchadas (attendants/retinue; belongings)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in adversity and exile, the righteous maintain discipline, counsel, and orderly living. The Pāṇḍavas’ resettling with ministers and attendants suggests that dharma includes sustaining responsible governance and preparedness, not merely personal austerity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that the Pāṇḍavas, after reaching the Kāmyaka forest again, settle there once more along with their advisers, attendants, and necessary provisions—marking a renewed establishment of their forest residence.